Patriots head coach felt making the move to release Pollard now, gave him the opportunity to catch on with another team.

"I think with Marcus [Pollard] that it wasn't really going to work out here the way that we had hoped and he had hoped." said Belchick. "There are still a couple preseason games left and time before the season opener and I think there are some other teams that are looking for tight ends and maybe there is a better opportunity for him somewhere else."